NAF jets destroys Boko Haram's logistics vehicles in Borno

Reports indicate that the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed Boko Haram's logistics vehicles along the Jakana Mainok axis of Borno state.

The Defence Headquarters also said that several members of the terrorist group were also killed during the operation.

This action comes after the president's declaration to rid the country of the notorious group.

The Coordinator for Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche made this announcement.

He said “In continuation of the intensive air operations to rid the North East of the Country of terrorist elements, the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed some Boko Haram Terrorists’ (BHTs’) vehicles and eliminated several of their fighters along the Jakana axis of Borno State. This was achieved through airstrikes executed on 13 January 2021 after intelligence reports revealed that the BHTs were conducting another logistics movement through the Jakana-Mainok axis of the State.

“A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft dispatched to the area subsequently spotted the BHTs’ vehicles at a location South of Jakana. Accordingly, the Air Task Force scrambled NAF helicopter gunships to engage the convoy in successive waves of attack, delivering accurate hits in the target area which resulted in the destruction of 2 BHT vehicles. Several of the terrorists were also eliminated while one of the logistics vehicles was seen overturned.

“The Armed Forces of Nigeria will not relent until all enemies of the nation are neutralised and normalcy is restored to all troubled zones of the country," he noted.